Têt (river)

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Puig de la Cometa de l'Espagne (2,763m). Below, on the right: the upper part of the Têt valley (here known as the vallée de la Grava).

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Llonat sits on a well-conserved vestige of an alluvial terrace of the Têt, about 100 metres above the river. It is thought that the terrace was formed just over half a million years ago. In the distance: the Pic du Canigou.

Tributaries include

Towns along the river

File:Têt valley and Canaveilles.jpg
The Têt valley near Olette. The village of Canaveilles is beyond, on the right. Below, left, a "yellow train" is running on the line which descends the valley.

References

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